1914 – Saskatchewan Revenue Building, Regina, Saskatchewan

A fine two-storey brick office block with glazed terracotta trim built in 1914. Originally known as the Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Building, one of the first major agricultural co-operatives in Saskatchewan. The provincial government purchased the office block in 1928 and renamed it the Saskatchewan Revenue Building.

Built in the Gothic Revival style with Chicago school influences, it combines a reinforced concrete structural frame with a brick load-bearing facade. The textured brick exterior of this building is distinguished by green, white and blue terracotta trim incorporating symbols of the Saskatchewan grain trade.

“Occupying a space of seventy-five feet by one hundred and twenty-five feet, and centrally situated on the corner of Smith street and Twelfth avenue, Regina, the structure presents a striking appearance, even in a quarter where stand many of Regina’s largest and most imposing buildings. It is of two storeys, with a high basement, and has been so constructed with a view to future demands, that when the company recquire more space two additional storeys can be added, wells being left for future elevator service.”
Construction, June 1918

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